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An account of the extraordinary case and sufferings of Benj. Surr, who was discovered on Monday last, Decem. 20, 1819, chained to the wall in his own father's cellar, in Leeds, covered with filth and wretchedness, not having been shaved, or had his hair and nails cut for three years he was confined there.

[Accounts, etc. for Menston, Wadsley and Wakefield Asylums].

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[Accounts, etc. for Menston, Wadsley and Wakefield Asylums].